Seasoned actor Kanayo O Kanayo responds to a grown man's apprehensions about meeting him due to the actor's portrayal in Nollywood movies featuring money rituals.
The anonymous fan took to social media to express how Nollywood's portrayal of the actor as a jovial and habitual ritualist during the fan's childhood has significantly influenced his perception of Kanayo O Kanayo.
The fan candidly confessed that this portrayal has led to a deep-seated fear of the actor, even in adulthood, and he dreads the idea of encountering him in person.
In a plea for guidance, the fan shared, “...always afraid to go greet him. While growing up, Nollywood painted him as an unrepentant and cheerful ritualist, and as a child, I grew up with that mentality about him, today, even as a full-grown man, I’m still afraid of him. I don’t even know why. Do you know as it stands now, I can’t eat on the same plate with KOK or even sit close to him. I don’t know why Nollywood capitalized on a particular role for him, making merchandise of him via ritual roles. Is it not time they switch roles for him, maybe make him a permanent genuine man of God or good man so that the new generation will not see him the way we saw him while growing up. He needs total rebranding. Nollywood, please stop over laboring actors with 90% same roles. I heard he’s a very good man, but I’m terrified to go close to him lest he use me for ritual. How do I come out of my fantasy about KOK?,” the fan wrote in part.
Surprisingly, Kanayo O Kanayo noticed the post and took action.
He shared a screenshot of the post on his Instagram page and asked his friends to offer advice to the concerned fan.
View his post here …
